I got myself a new camera, a Canon 5D Mark III - A slightly ridiculously huge investment considering how little I am taking photos at the moment. However I wanted an upgrade (my old camera is a 400D!) and I felt taking a big leap and then not getting a new camera for as long again made sense. So I did!

Wanting to get to grips with my camera before cracking on with anything particularly significant I found myself a model on the interwebs and arranged a shoot. I decided to go to a location I've used a few times before and just do some general nudes. Just playing it safe really so I could spend my time worrying about learning my way around the camera.

The only real difference between these and what I've shot before here is that the model, "Kitty", is rather more "alternative" than anyone I've shot before, which in turn gives the images a new flavour. I think all her tattoos work quite nicely with all the graffiti at the location; kind of looks like she belongs in that setting, camouflaged.

So i figured i'd comment on this piece. Nice to see you climbing back onto the horse and with a shiny new camera. The detail here is stunning and your work with natural light presents your models perfect form in a sumptuous manner. The series is strong but i cant help but feel its lacking something. So please indulge me and take this constructively.
For me this is an unusual series, i am mildly shocked to see a reuse of location in your work (something i havent really see you do) and perhaps that repetition to me appears slightly safe and less creative. Your model appears very confidant and well directed but i feel neither contrasts nor compliments the scene. Allow me to explain.
The location chosen presents manmade construction vs the natural world, putting your model nicely in the middle (also great depth of field with the doorways) yet she seems at ease with the structures on both sides. Her tattoos almost mirror the graffiti on the derelict structures yet their content (hello kitty etc) is too soft and childlike to compliment the dirty scene.
On reflection i feel i like the series more than my initial reactions but i feel they could be more dangerous, tell me a story and evoke more of a feeling. Her strong camera interaction or alternative look is perhaps not used to its full potential.
Anyway i've rambled. Please use her again, i'd love to see where you can take it!

I agree with all you said. The observation about the nature of her tattoos in contrast to the environment is something I hadn't picked up on, and find interesting; as I had noted that the tattoos in their general appearance seem to reflect the graffiti in the location, without looking any further than that.

This is actually the fourth time I've shot at this location! I've only released one series before though, as the other two models I shot were friends that didn't want the images to have a wider circulation.

What I found most interesting simply in the process of photographing here again this time was the difference in the model. Everyone I had shot there before was modelling for the first time. Kitty however has done a lot of modelling before, and slipped into an easy routine of posing, which has generated that confident look you describe. It was quite impressive to witness, but I think maybe I prefer the timidity of someone not so familiar with striking a pose.

I agree with your conclusion; this series lacks a voice or story, I approached it as technical exercise, and that seems wholly evident in the outcome. They are "nice" photos, but don't really say anything.